setting up for touring

[dicky on one]

hi just want to know where about i want to be setting the supension on my1200 gs ,fully loaded boxes all 3 and me 15 stone,wife 11 stone ? i know this will get some abuse but he i may get what i want to no

 

[ovenpaa]

Preload all the way up to 95% at the back and up a bit at the front and tyres 42/36 should do the trick

Edit - Tyre pressures!

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

hi just want to know where about i want to be setting the supension on my1200 gs ,fully loaded boxes all 3 and me 15 stone,wife 11 stone ? i know this will get some abuse but he i may get what i want to no

Just got back from a long trip, similar combined weights.

I've tried different settings everytime I've been on similar trips and think this time have hit the best setup so far;

05 GS with OE White Power shocks

Tyres - 39 psi F and 45 psi rear

Front shock - preload on 2nd notch (standard 'book' setting is 3)

Rear shock - 1/4 turn increase in compression damping and wind in the preload as far as it physically will go.

Some off roading was involved (easy pistes) and I reverted to my 'road' solo settings but with the rear preload a bit lower, which seemed to work ok.

As a comparison, solo I run the following:

Tyres - 36 psi F and 42 psi rear

Front shock - preload on 4th notch ( to drop the front end).

Rear shock - 1/8 turn increase in compression damping and wind in the preload as far as the last black line on the adjuster.

HTH
Andres

 

[Mike L]

Thanks for the question and answers guys. I'm taking the wife off to Norway in two weeks and was pondering the same problem

Cheers Fellas